Pope Leo XIV’s election as the first American to lead the Catholic Church elevated him to the rare position of being a U.S.

To convey how all-encompassing the Roman Catholic Church was during the Middle Ages, the historian R.W. Southern once offered ...

At one point during the interview, John Prevost realized he had missed several calls from his brother, so he gave the new pope a call back. Leo told him he wasn't interested in being part of the ...